Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Video: CAIR Responds to New Anti-Islam Ads in DC Metro Stations
"People need to know that Pamela Geller, the sponsor of these ads, is one of the nation's leading anti-Muslim bigots," said Ibrahim Hooper of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "She's recognized as that. The Southern Poverty Law Center has named her as one of the nation's inner circle of hatemongers of Islam."
Backgrounders:
•Southern Poverty Law Center: Pamela Geller
•CAIR Islamophobe Profile of Pamela Geller and Stop Islamization of America
•Pamela Geller: CPAC is 'Enforcing the Sharia' (Salon)
Other stories:
•CAIR-Chicago: 'How Do Our Holy Books View Those of Other Faiths?'
Speakers include Ahmed Rehab, executive director of CAIR-Chicago and board member of the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
•New Report to Show Impact of NYPD's Spying Program on American Muslims
On Mar. 11 members of the American Muslim community will release findings from a ground-breaking new report, "Mapping Muslims: NYPD Spying and its Impact on American Muslims" at 1 Police Plaza, and deliver the report to New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Ray Kelly and Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence David Cohen.
•New York's First Muslim Democratic Club is Set to Launch
•Video: CAIR-CAN Urges Hate Crime Probe of Mosque Vandalism